I personally abhor Phil Simms. I just don't like the sound of his voice and he talks WAY TOO MUCH. I often mute the TV just after Nanz's call and un-mute it when the picture zooms in on the next play.
Collinsworth is better, but his "aw shucks, I 'm just a hayseed" act is wearing thin on me. His knowledge of the play is timely (unlike Simms) and he does highlight the line players a lot (which is great), but his obvious hatred of the Pats (revisit his self-righteous positions on "CameraPlacementGate" and "The Witchhunt") piss me off no end. He's on the hater list.
For what it's worth, irrespective of his ball-washing of Peyton* (apparently due to agent business relationships) I really like Nanz's product. I think he and Al Michaels are very good at calling play-by-play. I just wish they wouldn't inject their opinions into the broadcast as often as they do.
What I really wish is that one of these guys would team up with John Lynch (Fox, third string Color Commentator). Lynch is, IMHO, the best color guy of them all! Wonderful knowledge, accurate play descriptions, and efficient speech. Very easy on the ears.
Here's a thought. How much better would it be if the local Radio broadcast for all 32 markets were overlaid onto the video feed. I think the vast majority of fans would love it. It would put the national media guys out of business and make everybody happy!
